Title II — Miscellaneous

Each Commissioner shall vote on the matter not later than 90 days after receipt of final briefs, after which time the Commission shall not further delay a decision. Once a majority position is established, the Secretary shall notify in writing any Commissioners who have not voted that a majority position has been established. Any Commissioners who have not yet voted shall vote within three days of the Secretary’s notice or be considered by the Secretary as not participating.

Not later than 30 days after a majority position is established, the Commission shall publish any resulting decision, including adjudicatory orders and direction to agency staff. If a majority position is not established due to a tied vote, not later than 30 days after Commission voting is complete, the Commission shall publish any resulting decision, including adjudicatory orders and direction to agency staff.

Referral to inspector general— Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall revise its procedures to ensure that any allegation of wrongdoing on the part of the Chairman of the Commission is immediately referred to the Inspector General of the Commission.

Supervision of inspector general— During the pendency of any investigation by the Inspector General of the Chairman with respect to an allegation described in subsection (a), the Chairman shall delegate responsibility for supervising the Inspector General to a member of the Commission other than the Chairman, consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978.